I'm not really a role player

Chapter 202
With two unexpected victories, the Bobcats left Boston and returned to Charlotte.

The whole of North America is already full of shocked faces.

Even though Rivers and Thibodou emphasized: the big score behind at home is because the coaching staff made a mistake in their strategy. The Celtics, who swept the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, are still outstanding.

But the 0-2 deficit is the real deal.

"In any case, the Bobcats have a 2-0 lead over the Celtics."

A joint show on TNT and ESPN, Kenny Smith offers his opinion:
"Danny Ainge brought together KG, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, three [-]-year-old superstars, with aspirations of thousands of miles, but the journey of thousands of miles has just started, and they are about to face the risk of overturning."

"Risk of overturning?" The new Zach Lowe is a data party, he shook his head:
"Now it's not a matter of risk. I have a piece of data. In the history of the NBA, there have been 0 series in which the team fell behind 2-223. Only 14 times have the trailing team successfully come back. The probability of a comeback is only 6.3%."

"So, Zach, you think the Celtics are screwed?"

Skip Bayless once again stood on the opposite side of the Bobcats. Unlike the first round of the playoffs, this time, he was full of confidence.

"If we say that in the history of the NBA, there are only 0 successful comebacks after falling behind 2 to 14, then the Celtics will definitely be No. 15 this time. They are different from those teams that failed to comeback. They have a Big Three that has no precedent in NBA history. Their strength is the best in today's league..."

Although Zach Lowe took out the data as a basis, it is undeniable that this Celtic team is indeed too strong. The Big Three are unprecedented, and the regular season also swept Liuhe. Almost everyone believes that the strength of this Celtic team is already the first in the league today.

Therefore, many people hold the same point of view, even if the Celtics fall behind 0 to 2, they will still be the side that wins this round of unexpected series.

The news reports on the next day of the game also explained all this——

"ESPN": Rivers made a big mistake, the Celtics fell behind 0 to 2, and the comeback journey officially started.

"Bleachers": Flip or Flip?Count down the 14 playoff games in NBA history 0 to 2 comeback...

"Yahoo Sports": Survey: Do you think the Celtics, who are 0 to 2 behind, can complete the comeback?

ESPN felt that the Celtics could complete the comeback, but the attitude of the bleachers was not clear. Yahoo Sports was very direct and directly voted by netizens. The results showed that 73% of the netizens chose "can come back".

A 2-0 lead is still a piece of public opinion that is not optimistic, and this Celtics can get this kind of treatment.

Sam Vincent, who is not inferior to Rivers in chicken soup, has started to pave the way for G3 since he led the team back to Charlotte.

On the first day back in Charlotte, the team had half a day off and regrouped in the afternoon.

Then, the players discovered that there was a pile of newspapers and magazines that were updated every day in the locker room of the training hall.

Most NBA players are very concerned about changes in public opinion.

There are also a small number of people who don't pay much attention to this aspect, either because of the pressure or for various other reasons, but they are forced to start paying attention because of Sam Vincent's operation.

"A Yahoo Sports survey found that 73% of netizens believe that the Celtics can make a comeback."

"Bill Simmons' analysis, he believes that after returning to the normal strategy, the Celtics are still the dominant side."

"Sports Illustrated predicts that the Celtics will win four consecutive games in the next four games..."

"..."

Therefore, in the days of waiting for the start of the G3 battle, the entire Bobcats maintained a high fighting spirit.

"This group of stupid bastards, can't you see the big score of 2 to 0?"

"We should have gotten used to it. From the beginning of the series, we were underdogs, and we still are."

"The less favored we are, the more we prove ourselves!"

"Give this group of brainless Brick reporters a slap in the face!"

"..."

Sam Vincent was not idle either. He should know that in the first two games, the Bobcats' wins all involved a bit of luck.

G1 relied on the outbreak of Li Ke, and G2 relied on the outbreak of Rivers and Thibodu.

G3, he can no longer count on luck to favor him again.

Whenever the team starts training, Sam Vincent, who has a weak sense of presence, will be on the sidelines, holding a tactical board, facing a laptop, drawing tactics over and over again, without knowing what he is drawing.

For this round of the series, Li Ke thought more about it.

He also knows that Skip Bayless and ESPN's big bricks are so sure that the Celtics can make a comeback, so naturally they have confidence.

The strength of the Celtics is indeed strong. Even if they lead 2-0, it is difficult for the Bobcats to easily win this round of the series.

First of all, the strategy must be right.

Li Ke was practicing long-range shooting during free training, and Li Ke already had a very comprehensive idea. Seeing Sam Vincent's hard thinking and meditation to no avail, Li Ke chose to take the initiative.

"Sam, are you looking for a solution to this Celtic team?"

Taking advantage of the time to rest, Li Ke sat next to Sam Vincent. He glanced at the tactical board, and what was drawn on it should be a set of bullhorn tactics.

Sam Vincent nodded, but fell into thinking again the next second.

"Is there any trouble?"

"That's right, Sheldon, you know, this Celtics team is so good, it has almost no weaknesses."

Sam Vincent raised his head. He just thought that Sheldon Lee, who appeared beside him at this time, was a player, but he had made some innovative achievements in terms of tactics.

"Do you have any ideas?"

Li Ke nodded, and grabbed the tactical board from Sam Vincent without any scruples.

emmm, this is the second time.

"The strength of the Celtics lies in two points—"

"One, they have an unprecedented Big Three, but Sam, do you believe me?"

Sam Vincent nodded: "Of course!"

"Then we can cross out the first item. The Big Three are not strong. At least, my single defense can make the Big Three only two giants."

萨姆文森特想了想G1和G2，皮尔斯的数据表现分别是：14投4中11分5板4个助攻2个抢断，和15投6中15分6个篮板3个助攻。

If someone said that such a Pierce was a giant, Sam Vincent would definitely look at this person with the eyes of a fool.

"That leaves only the second, the Celtics' chain defense."

The Celtics' chain defense, to put it bluntly, is a kind of pseudo-zone defense, characterized by the strong side playing more and less, and the weak side relying on rotation.

The key point is the strong side that has invested heavily in troops, and the weak point is naturally the weak side that is short of major generals.

and so:
"COSCO shot to break the zone defense, and moved the ball in a wide range to find the weak side."

Sam Vincent frowned: "Is it a little gambling?"

"It's just to bet on the hand feeling. We still have a chance of five games. Five games, as long as we bet two games, we can solve the Celtics in front of us."

Sam Vincent's eyes were full of hesitation. To put it bluntly, he was counting on the favor of luck again for things like gambling.

He couldn't believe it completely, but Li Ke kept persuading him:

"The Celtics' offense is a mess. What they are good at is defense. The mid-range shot is the best way to break their chain defense."

"As long as we break their defense, we have won more than half of it."

"We have nothing better to do, Sam..."

Maybe it was persuaded by Li Ke, or maybe Sam Vincent couldn't think of a better way.

In short, in the team's tactical meeting before the game, Sam Vincent refined Li Ke's proposal:

"Starting from G3, our tactical focus has to be on the outside. Shaq, I need you to mention the high post more, and cover Allen, Gerrard and Shelton. We need to attract defense on the strong side, and then give opportunities to the weak side as much as possible, increase mid-range shots, and open up space."

"Of course, rebounding is also important. Sheldon, Gerrard, and Allen, everyone on the court has to rebound!"

Once the strategy is determined, the Bobcats' training will be filled with various long shots.

……

The Celtics arrived in Charlotte on the morning of the game. They checked into the hotel, took a lunch break, and then set off from the hotel to the Time Warner Center.

The reporters who chased and blocked them along the way, including those who had been waiting in the parking lot of the Time Warner Center, raised many questions, but they were all rejected by the silent Celtic generals.

Before the game, all Celtics were silent.

It wasn't until they entered the locker room that Doc Rivers started his act:

"Did you see the group of crazy reporters outside the door? Do you know why they were not so excited before the regular season, the first round of the playoffs, and even the second round of the playoffs?"

"Because before the start of the regular season, the first round of the playoffs, and even the second round of the playoffs, we were going well. Until the start of the second round of the playoffs, we fell behind 0 to 2!"

"They want to see our jokes. Being 0-2 down has already made them excited. They want to see us overturn, but can we let them do that?"

"cannot!"

Outside the door, if the reporters could hear what Rivers said, they would definitely cry out for grievances.

Sam Vincent pulled them out to motivate the team's fighting spirit. After all, this group of brick reporters is indeed a bit outrageous. The Bobcats are leading 2-0, and they are still optimistic about the Celtics.

But Rivers also used this group of brick reporters as tools in a different way, watching their jokes?

It is undeniable that some journalists and even fans want to see the Celtics overturn.

After all, the regular season was played too hard, the fault was first, unprecedented, and the championship was locked in advance.

If there is blowing, there must be black. If there is a lot of blowing, the feedback will be deeper when the car is overturned.

"Doug is right, we can't let this group of Mother fk journalists see a joke!"

"Being behind 0 to 2 is not the end, it will only be a more legendary beginning!"

Pierce and Garnett stood up and yelled one after another, and the Celtics locker room became excited.

Speaking of which, the strength of this Celtic team lies not only in the Big Three plus chain defense, but more importantly in their willpower.

Pierce, the soul of the green army, iron-blooded and tough, plus a Rivers who is good at sprinkling chicken soup, no matter when, this Celtic team is full of will to fight.

……

The game moved to Charlotte, and the packed Time Warner Center was extremely noisy.

"The arena with fans is finally normal!"

"Listen to the cheers, it's cool!"

All the way out of the player tunnel, I heard the enthusiastic cheers and shouts of the home fans, as well as the emotion of my teammates.

Li Ke smiled: "We are happy, but the Celtics are unhappy."

In the distance, the Celtic generals who had already appeared on the field were staring at the Bobcats with serious expressions and even a bit of concern, glaring and glaring...

"They? It's right for them to be unhappy, the result of this game will make them even more unhappy!"

It was Lao Ai who said this, and he seemed to want to make some promises, such as leading the team to defeat the Celtics.

Li Ke wanted to shake his head. The first two rounds of the playoffs until now, the biggest credit is the old Shark who wanted to paddle at the beginning, and the old Ai who kept talking about leading the team, his performance is really a bit ordinary.

He didn't speak, because he still had some scruples.

But unlike Li Ke, Lao Sha did whatever he wanted without any scruples: "What, Aaron, are you going to lead us to win this game again?"

"Hey Shaq, what do you mean by that?"

"You know, that's what I mean."

"..."

Lao Ai stared at Lao Sha closely, and was silent for a while:
"I will keep my promise."

……

The game started soon, and the Celtics really returned to normal. The combination of Perkins and KG inside, and the trio of Pierce, Junzi Lei and Rondo on the outside.

The Bobcats are still a little abnormal. The inside line is Lao Sha Jiahua's second child, Li Ke's small forward, Dai Quinn Cook and Lao Ai partnering at the back line. It is still a lineup of one big and four small.

Facing Perkins again, the old shark jumped hard and grabbed the opening ball.

Immediately afterwards, Lao Ai was very determined, unlucky and arrogant, and scored a three-pointer!
Although the iron was struck with a bang, the momentum of the opening was already there.

Obviously, Lao Ai was stimulated by Lao Sha's words before the game.

On the other hand, the Celtics' offense struggled in the half court and couldn't attack for a long time.

Until the gentleman Leidou came out of the baseline and got a chance to catch and shoot.

Pierce, who was in control of the ball in the high position, made a pass back to Jun Zilei. He scored a three-pointer and hit the iron with a bang.

"The two teams shot three-pointers at each other in the opening game, but none of them worked!"

TNT's commentary seats are still sitting Kenny Smith plus Charles Barkley.

The two were not surprised by the three-point shooting between the Bobcats and Celtics.

Immediately afterwards, when the Celtics attacked, Rondo made a breakthrough and sent the ball out from the middle distance. Pierce couldn't make a mid-range shot against Li Ke's defense.

The Bobcats counterattacked, Lao Ai broke through and scored the ball, and Dai Quinn Cook received the ball from the outside and made another three-pointer, but still missed with a bang.

Perkins protected the rebound, and the Celtics continued to grind their position slowly. This time it was Garnett, who missed the hook and layup.

The second Hua grabbed the rebound, and the Bobcats counterattacked. During the counterattack, Li Ke chased for a three-pointer.

Bang-dang-!
Kenny Smith and Barkley started the surprise.

"Three-pointers, three-pointers, three-pointers! They are all three-pointers. Although they haven't scored yet, the Bobcats have been trying. Is this their new strategy?"

(End of this chapter)